Article of manufacture



R. D. PAXSON.

ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19, 1919.

1 ,335,075. Patented Mar. 30, 1920.

' Inve tor By fl k Attorneys UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD DING-EE- PAXSON, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE.

Application filed September 19, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD DINGEE I PAXSON, a citizen of the United States, re-

- the decorating and furnishing houses, and

inasmuch as there are only a few metal finishes which can be supplied, the range of color is extremely limited. This has resulted in the manufacturer putting out enameled fixtures, but this is objectionable both because it requires the manufacturer to make and the dealer to stock an immense number of differently colored fixtures of the same type, and because even then he may not have the shade of color necessary, or the style of lamp the customer desires may be in another color, thus rendering this plan impractical. I have discovered that it is possible to provide the dealer with a textile cord, which may be of silk or cotton with the lamp, and then when the lamp is selected, the color is furnished, and the dealer has the cord dyed to match. The standard of the lamp can then be wrapped with the cord, a suitable shade supplied, and the lamp will exactly match with the'deeorators color scheme thus materially increasing the sales for the dealer and increasing the effectiveness of the lighting scheme for the house or room, since the textile covering is very much softer and more effective than a hard metal or enamel finish.

My means of accomplishing the forego- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 30, 1920.

Serial No. 324,931.

ing objects may be more readily understood by having reference to the accompanying drawing, which is hereunto annexed and made a part of this specification. I have illustrated a floor lamp manufactured in accordance with my improvement in which the figure 1s a perspective view of a floor lamp.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the entire specifica- As shown in the drawing the lamp is provided with a base 10, and a standard 11. This standard is provided with an outer textile covering 12, preferably of silk cord, which extends from the base 10, to the end 13 of the standard. A silk covering 14 is provided and a suitable shade 15. I have found in practice that it adds materially to the standard of the lamp to provide a tassel 16, which encircles the standard and permits the ends of the tassel to fall gracefully around it. The effectiveness of its appearance is also heightened by providing a plurality of molds 17 at spaced intervals on the standard.

Havingdescribed my invention what I regard as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. The combination with a floor lamp having a standard, of a textile cord of predetermined color covering the standard thereof, a tassel encircling said standard and affixed to the cord, and a plurality of molds on said standard in spaced relationship.

2. The combination in a lamp having a standard, of a textile cord covering the standard thereof; a flexible member between the lamp and the standard, and a textile cord covering said flexible member.

In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing specification.

RICHARD DINGEE PAXSON. 

